Representatives from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) have delivered a comprehensive vessel monitoring system workshop under the Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in Southeast…
Kiribati's efforts to protect its tuna resources have been significantly strengthened with advanced training for 26 Monitoring Control Surveillance (MCS) practitioners. Officials from the Kiribati Police Maritime Unit (PMU) and…
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has launched a major upgrade and development to their monitoring and surveillance efforts, with two new systems built for vessel registrations and Port…
Enhancing maritime security and promoting sustainable fisheries management across the Pacific is a key outcome of Operation Rai Balang, which has just come to a close. ‘This operation exemplifies the…
Two new fisheries patrol vessels have been delivered to the authorities in Tunisia, supplied via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Hannibal 3 and Hannibal 4 were handed over in…
The electronic surveillance system used by the Argentinian Coast Guard to monitor the activities of fishing vessels has identified a Portuguese trawler as operating illegally – and a Coast Guard…
As part of operation Blue Pacific, the crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) with Kiribati shipriders on board has carried out a patrol of the Kiribati EEZ that included…
As part of its participation in the activities of CCAMLR and as part of bilateral co-operation with Namibia, Ukraine is sending a researcher from the State Fishery Agency’s Institute of…
Under an initiative by the Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO), cameras are being fitted to Danish pelagic vessels to document and share data, with the intention of improving transparency in…
A New Zealand fisherman who deliberately disabled the Geospatial Position Reporting (GPR) device from his fishing vessel has been landed with a heavy fine by the Nelson District Court in…